Darcy Struble

I just recently ordered from Rockywoods and loved them, lucky you!

Ok I have never had such a hard time threading elastic as I have just now with one of the legs of the Cape Ann bodysuit. I had to perform surgery and unpick part of the edgstitching to extract the head of a safety pin which got stuck! And I think the next one I make will have trimmed side seams because that was a nightmare to get through.

Other…[Read more]

Ok I have never had such a hard time threading elastic as I have just now with one of the legs of the Cape Ann bodysuit. I had to perform surgery and unpick part of the edgstitching to extract the head of a safety pin which got stuck! And I think the next one I make will have trimmed side seams because that was a nightmare to get through.

Other…[Read more]

My sewing room (I can officially call it that now) has four windows and a glass sliding door so there is no shortage of natural light. Unfortunately it gets very very hot in there so the air con goes on the majority of the time except in deep winter when I can give it a rest, either rug up or sit under a window to warm up.

I need curtains because…[Read more]

The snaps sold by Oliver+S are fantastic, I can thoroughly recommend them.
However, you could definitely sew in some poppers and then sew a mock button over the top.

I have not done that with this pattern but I have on many other garments and it works fine.

Justine, seeing snow would be a treat – it was for me. But masses of snow such as what our forums friends (and strangers) are experiencing would be quite a shock.

I am assuming you live no where near snow fields? Well neither do I but I have a hankering to take the family over to just experience snow in the way I remember it. Lovely soft white…[Read more]

Justine, seeing snow would be a treat – it was for me. But masses of snow such as what our forums friends (and strangers) are experiencing would be quite a shock.

I am assuming you live no where near snow fields? Well neither do I but I have a hankering to take the family over to just experience snow in the way I remember it. Lovely soft white…[Read more]

My sewing room is not very well-lit at all, even after my husband installed a ceiling light for me. I do most of my productive sewing either before 8am or after 10pm (yay for small kids haha!), and with the days growing shorter I was really struggling to see – I needed a solution badly! I got this type of lamp (this brand and style, not sure if…[Read more]

My sewing room is not very well-lit at all, even after my husband installed a ceiling light for me. I got this type of lamp (this brand and style, not sure if it’s this exact…[Read more]

I am pleased you have found a option that works. 🙂

If it makes you happy, go for it!

I love that first one!

I had a an expensive but pretty useless fluro light put in above my machines so I will be reading this with interest. I am pretty lucky to have a window in my sewing area but through most of summer I must have the blind down as it is too hot.

I have a bendable light over my overlocker I use for unpicking navy on…[Read more]

I wish you the best for making the scarves sewsoslow. A community effort such as this one would be valued beyond belief to the recipients I am sure.

Being exhausted from the week’s events, I managed to get the placket done only on the Cape Ann bodysuit, despite it being the wrong one. I plan to make a shirt to go with the little mauve coloured…[Read more]

I wish you the best for making the scarves sewsoslow. A community effort such as this one would be valued beyond belief to the recipients I am sure.

Being exhausted from the week’s events, I managed to get the placket done only on the Cape Ann bodysuit, despite it being the wrong one. I plan to make a shirt to go with the little mauve coloured…[Read more]

I’m so glad you’ve got this sorted @meleliza. I have to confess that whenever I see a thread about PDFs with your name on it, I have to look. Kind of like watching motor racing for the crashes.
(please don’t take that unkindly, I genuinely sympathise with your frustration too).
I wish it was so easy down under. Our largest standard paper size is…[Read more]

WendyS, we would love to see it but…. I can’t see it here at least. Perhaps it was uploaded onto the flickr group page?

Just got back from the usual Saturday routine of swimming lessons. Having a little veg out time before going to do some much needed sewing.

I discovered a bishop style angel top this morning that has not yet been smocked so I…[Read more]

WendyS, we would love to see it but…. I can’t see it here at least. Perhaps it was uploaded onto the flickr group page?

Just got back from the usual Saturday routine of swimming lessons. Having a little veg out time before going to do some much needed sewing.

I discovered a bishop style angel top this morning that has not yet been smocked so I…[Read more]

I saw footage last night on the news. Having a huge dumping of snow would be like having floods here – complete disaster!

I pray for the families of those that have lost their lives. It would be very tragic to lose someone just because of a huge downfall of snow.

But it is wonderful to see such community spirit with the help each other is…[Read more]